[Verse 1]
A woman is the sweetest thing
On that we all agree
But when she gets that wedding band
A man's no longer free

[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay

[Verse 2]
A wife and husband came upon
The parting of their ways
The judge gave her the bank account
And gave him ninety days

[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay

[Verse 3]
A friend of mine got married
To a gal named Nellie Gray
She pawned his watch then sold the car
And gave his clothes away
[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay

[Verse 4]
I met a gal in Birmingham
And thereby hangs a tale
She had a husband doing time
Another out on bail

[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay

[Verse 5]
I courted a gal for fifteen years
Her pa said we should wed
If my horse could only cook
I'd marry him instead

[Chorus]
That's why I'm safe, sane and single
I'm on my merry way
Yes, I'm safe, sane and single
That's how I'm gonna stay